George Floyd protests: LeBron James calls out media; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Colin Kaep

[JonLP24]

George Floyd protests: LeBron James calls out media; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Colin Kaepernick, Nick Saban demand ‘justice for all’


Current and former sports stars are taking an active part in the discussion about race relations in the U.S. following the death of 46-year-old George Floyd one week ago, when the African American man was pinned to the ground by the knee of white police officer Derek Chauvin, who faces third-degree murder chargers.

For the better part of a week, protests have dominated the news cycle, with generally peaceful demonstrations during the day plunging cities into chaos when night falls.

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Jordan rarely speaks on social issues, but couldn’t remain silent. Per For The Win:

I am deeply saddened, truly pained, and plain angry. I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough. I don’t have the answers, but our collective voices show strength and the inability to be divided by others. We must listen to each other, show compassion and empathy and never turn our backs on senseless brutality. We need to continue peaceful expressions against injustice and demand accountability. Our unified voice needs to put pressure on our leaders to change our laws, or else we need to use our vote to create systemic change. Every one of us needs to be part of the solution, and we must work together to ensure justice for all.

https://www.nj.com/giants/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-lebron-james-calls-out-media-kareem-abdul-jabbar-magic-johnson-colin-kaepernick-nick-saban-demand-justice-for-all.html?outputType=amp

[underpants]

1. Good recap. MJ never speaks out.

I was going to start with “The Cowboys signed Andy Dalton???” but didn’t want to start with a joke. I’d missed that story.